vessel

ZF Marine gears are on board the
Spirit of Ontario, helping to harness the
power of what is reported to be the most
powerful fast ferry in the U.S. ZF
Marine supplied four ZF 53000-1 NRH
non-reversing, horizontal offset transmissions
to mount behind MTU 20V
8000 M70 engines rated at 8,200kW.

New international standards
for double hull oil tanker construction
were recently
adopted at the 32nd session of the
Marine Environment Protection
Committee (MEPC 32) of the International
Maritime Organization
(IMO), a United Nations agency responsible
for maritime affairs.

Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has
delivered the first offshore supply boat built
by a U.S. shipbuilder to the nation of Brazil.
The 185-foot Oxala (pronounced o-shal-a),
the first of a three-boat contract, was built
for H. Dantas Servicos Maritimos, S.

Shaver Transportation Company
has recently taken delivery of
a new ship handling tug, the
Portland, for service in the Port
of Portland. The Portland is propelled
by two Maritime Industries
model 1650 H 360° steerable
Z-drives, each rated at 1,700 bhp.

WABCO Fluid Power, Lexington, Ky., a producer
of engineered pneumatic and electropneumatic
components and systems, is offering
a brochure detailing its HelmMaster™ maneuvering
control system for workboats.
The HelmMaster provides one-handed control
for

The American Bureau of Shipping
(ABS) recently published
the 1983 edition of "Rules for
Building and Classing Steel Vessels."
The 912-page book is applicable
to steel vessels of 200
feet (61 meters) and over in
length.
The 1983 edition includes

Data showing fuel consumed
and rate of fuel consumpton is
continuously displayed at the new
Fuel Sav-r™ System. The system
is described in literature offered
by National Control Systems,
Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
The monitoring system can
help vessel

Harbormaster of Quincy, Mass.,
Division of Mathewson Corporation,
is offering literature on the
company's SW-2000 and SW-3000
series transverse-mounted propulsion
unit.
The Harbormaster transverse design
propulsion unit makes use of
the latest

Sealed proposals for construction
of a 320-foot ferry will be
received by the Delaware River
and Bay Authority during normal
business hours at the Director's
Office in the Administration Building,
Delaware Memorial Bridge,
New Castle, Del., until 10:30
a.

Mid-Coast Marine of Eastside,
Ore., recently received a $l-million
contract for construction of
a 72-foot pusher type towboat
for Rocafosforica Mexicana S.A.
de C.V. The vessel will be delivered
in September to the owner's
o p e r a t i o n in Baja California,
Mexico.